diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index bb4a3e4..c784e8b 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -2243,14 +2243,16 @@
 	int error;
 	char * to;
 
-	if (flags != 0)
+	if ((flags & ~AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW) != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	to = getname(newname);
 	if (IS_ERR(to))
 		return PTR_ERR(to);
 
-	error = __user_walk_fd(olddfd, oldname, 0, &old_nd);
+	error = __user_walk_fd(olddfd, oldname,
+			       flags & AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW ? LOOKUP_FOLLOW : 0,
+			       &old_nd);
 	if (error)
 		goto exit;
 	error = do_path_lookup(newdfd, to, LOOKUP_PARENT, &nd);